➕ The Conditions 179
Google's Gemini AI failures, Designing with integrity, AI-Generated Propaganda, Apple’s new design language...
+Issue 179
Product Design & UX
Apple’s all new design language
If you pay deep attention you can see that Apple has been making some changes here and there through out their UIs. While every platform has its limitations and advantages, new design principles should work throughout Apple’s ecosystem seamlessly. Inspired by the new platform Vision Pro, interesting changes are happening to IOS as well and i think that’s where it’s going.
Designing with Integrity
The Ethical Designer’s Handbook on Dark Patterns
AI & Machine Learning
AI Could Actually Help Rebuild The Middle Class [via Noema]
AI doesn’t have to be a job destroyer. It offers us the opportunity to extend expertise to a larger set of workers.
Reddit aims to ride the AI wave by going public
If Reddit is able to deals with other AI model providers like OpenAI, it could see its revenue base expand from new sources this year in a manner that could undergird its first few quarters’ results as a public company.
Reddit is known to be a key source of data for LLMs, which could give the social media company a way to monetize from the current AI wave at very high gross margins.
In its S-1 filing, the company said that it is in the early stages of giving third parties the ability to “license access to search, analyze, and display historical and real-time data from our platform.” Investors love a growth story, and Reddit has a fresh revenue plank to crow about as it embarks on its eventual roadshow.
Digital Trust
AI-Generated Propaganda Is Just as Persuasive as the Real Thing, Worrying Study Finds
Propaganda from popular AI tools “could blend into online information environments on par with…existing foreign covert propaganda campaigns."
Google apologizes for ‘missing the mark’ after Gemini generated racially diverse Nazis
Generative AI has a history of amplifying racial and gender stereotypes — but Google’s apparent attempts to subvert that are causing problems, too.
Design
POV: AI-generated album covers prioritise virality over creativity
Record labels are increasingly opting for AI-generated visuals over collaborating with creatives – and it’s dividing opinion among artists and listeners.
Branding
Tate & Lyle rebrand
The oldest unchanged logo and packaging design is set for a change, to much dismay from fans and designers alike.
Logo Rhythm
“Album covers get all the praise, but the humble band logo has never quite got its full dues. Until now.”
Hay Festival’s new rotating “open book” logo represents its literary core and global span
Edit Brand Studio rebrands the prominent literature festival, introducing a nifty motion logo and broad colour palette.